Hey slide-makers! I recently got a Mac and switch between Mac and PC now but all the slide-making shortcuts are different! I made this page of shortcuts for PC, Mac, PowerPoint and Google Slides. I hope it helps. https://master-the-toolkit.ck.page/51cdffa8ce

“The copy needs more modern slang young millennials can relate to. It isn’t jiggy enough right now."

acd: “would you do meth everyday for a year for ten million dollars? you'd be able to choose where you rehab for free and —”

ad: “i’d do it for one million”

HR: I still didn’t get approval from finance on the freelance req. not answering email.
Me: FL’r already in the building. you sit in next office can you just talk to them?
HR: ok. I guess.

Boss2 (American): “Why can’t I just do THIS?”
Boss1 (American): “Because it just complicates things! Why do you have to go and throw a spanner in the wheel?!”
Boss3 (British): “Spanner in the wheel?? You’re mixing up your metaphors. It’s spanner in the works.”
Boss2: “What’s a spanner?”
Boss3: “In ENGland where we speak ENGlish, it’s the item you mistakenly refer to as a wrench.”
Boss2: “So – a wrench in the works?”
Boss3: “Yes, it’s a tool that screws everything up …like you.”

Feeling a deep void in close human connection after letting go a relationship that was lacking a future (I was interested in something more, he was unsure). Can’t stop thinking of reaching out and need strength to just stay with the loneliness and have hope for the better times. Would appreciate support. It’s been 2 weeks but I feel bouts of extreme sadness and desire to have someone to share my life and days with.

Hi everyone- Trying to get a RT-PCR scheduled in Delhi for traveling back to US. Any suggestions on where to the get test done in Delhi to get report within 24 hours?

I've just 12 hrs to think about this -- Oracle or Freecharge ?? Work profile with Oracle is development of oracle jet framework and with Freecharge merchant app with freecharge Please help yaaro

When work from office is going to resume???

At some points, I feel I am becoming a problem magnet 🧲. Anything I touch or get involved in, tun into a nightmare despite doing my best not to screw up. I was a top performer a few months ago, and now I am a team blocker. I feel it so hard to disappoint people around me whom I respect a lot. Helpless 😞😞😞

I am trying to figure out how to switch to SWE. I have a masters in civil engineering and have a good background in higher level math. It looks like the better coding boot camps are quite expensive. The alternative is another masters in CS which is the same cost as many boot camps. Any recommendations on picking between a coding boot camp and getting another masters degree in CS? I’m looking to get into the best position possible after getting an education in CS (get a job quick and good pay).

Any company (consulting or others) still sponsoring h1b visa or green card for new hires?

So took FAR today, felt good about it. For the most part I felt questions were from stuff i ready and felt was easy. Now am not sure if I got everything of it but I also know1/2

People on bench , how are you spending your day/time? Please share some stuff so that it can help/motivate others like me.

Whats’s the ideal CV length for UK mid-level roles (4-5 YoE) to engage recruiters?

Is 1 page containing punchy & concise XYZ points preferred in the UK over 2 pages inc. a bit more details of projects/ tasks?

DM me for referral to Mitre. Great pay and benefits and really smart coworkers. Engineering background preferred

How can I live with my decisions and stop changing my mind about things?

I am joining on 22 july. Please let me know whether july salary will come on month end or it will come in next month end with aug salary.

I was asked to create a workshop on advanced PowerPoint features. 1. What would you include? 2. How would you make it fun?

I am great at making PowerPoints. If anyone needs help making one let me know.

Any PPT productivity plug-in recs (solo license)? Used Templafy (loved it) at my last firm, but they apparently only do Corp subscriptions. Looking for a good, affordable one I can get expensed at my new firm that has no plug-in.

Anyone know if you can paste a text box as a placeholder in Slide Master?

I have a gif that plays fine in normal view but doesn’t play in slide show view. Anyone know how to fix?
Am on Office 365

my powerpoint KEEPS CRASHING. it is so frustrating!!! i’m tried restarting the app, my computer - the control panel right click “change” trick ….. every time, it starts acting up again. i’ve lost so much work, time and energy fighting with my computer! please send your best tips!!

Does anyone know of any other programs that convert complex ppt decks to new master formats? The only one I've found is UpSlide. Thanks!

How does everyone manage updating PowerPoint decks. How do you indicate which slides still need updated or reformatted versus which ones are done?

How do you add a column to the left side of a ppt table without resizing all the other columns?!

Is there any way to paste slides from one deck to another with out bringing in the corresponding slide master.

Hi Everyone!
I’ve been asked to develop 4 slides that summarise a firm’s strategy but I won’t get the chance to present the deck. Does anyone have any tips on how to make great, concise slides? Thank you!

Hey how do you add a diagram to a slide that is very wide and has a lot of detail? I don’t want to break it up into different slides but it’s huge. Any suggestions

Had feedback our decks are not the most attractive, what are you seeing that stands out?
(For context we look very similar to typical T2 consulting at the moment )

Never create net new slides. Use past formats to tweak and upgrade

Select an item -> select a box -> ctrl + shift and drag. Creates aligned copies

Does anyone know how to avoid the line break when pasting text in PPT? Usually happens when working with tables, but ran into the issue with a text box today too. Annoying to go in and backspace each time.

How to/best way to change a widescreen presentation to standard without breaking format/squishing images…?

Pasted a list from excel to PowerPoint however when I try to make them bullets, PowerPoint reads it as a group of text (only puts a bullet for the first line). Can manually delete and press enter for each line to get a bullet but curious if anyone has a quicker solution?